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It's a job some ladies would do without payment: playing one of the strip club patrons stuffing singles into the thongs of the stars of "Magic Mike."
PopcornBiz put the questions to the film's stars – Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez and the lone lady, Cody Horn – and director Steven Soderbergh: just how carried away did the extras get on set when the guys worked their routines?
Matt Bomer: I think those were all happy accidents when those happened. It was a part of the world, and if they wanted to lick you in certain places or touch you, or whatever, it was welcome. It was just a part of the world we were creating.
Channing Tatum: Gotta commit!
Adam Rodriguez: We were really grateful to them for that. You need that. You're going out there and you want that audience screaming to help you know that you're doing the right thing, and they did that for us.
Tatum: Actually, McConaughey said something yesterday: they were there for a while with us and they became sort of our friends. You'd get off stage and they'd go, 'That was a really good one. Really, that part where you did the thing, that was great.'
Matthew McConaughey: Yeah, they were crazy during the dances and then afterwards they'd become very motherly, like wanting to take care of us. 'That was a good one. You done good today,' especially after a few weeks.
Joe Manganiello: I mean, they were excited. I will say that. And that is definitely evidenced when you see the film. We had a wild time. I mean, it was really a good synergy between us and the crowds of extras. Actually, I would get back to my trailer and I'd take my costume off and dollar bills would fall out.
Alex Pettyfer: The people watching us were so great and gave us so much, I guess, support. Channing is one of the best dancers I've seen, but then there's another level where Matthew McConaughey comes on stage and from the girls point of view, they don't sit anymore. They just go like that and rip off Matthew's thong and leave him in a pit of women, naked.
McConaughey: No. I snuck out of there. I even stayed somewhat on beat.
Tatum: He did, actually!
Steven Soderbergh: [in the movie] you can see that someone tore the string of the thong, and what happened is Matthew, to sort of get out of that situation, did a tuck and roll because of that. You were, come on…he was daring them to do something.
Cody Horn: I think that with women, when they go to strip clubs it's more of a group thing and they go for a spectacle. It's kind of like going to a Broadway show in that way, and when men go, Alex implied – although I have no personal experience with this and I'm not saying that he does either –
Pettyfer: I love the fact that you're pointing out that I go to female strip clubs.
Horn: No, this was a question that came up yesterday, and your answer was that for the men it's more personal, it's one-on-one. They go to have a moment. That's all I'm saying.
McConaughey: My wife now/girlfriend at the time actually showed up, snuck in quite a few days and she gave me the thumbs up and said, 'Go for it, baby.' So she's going to like it. My dance routine, was I nervous? I was very nervous, yeah. Before going out on the stage, to dance even if you're not taking your clothes off, for everyone live is kind of nerve-wracking, but then knowing you have to strip down, very nerve-wracking. Then after doing it once…God, I wanted to get up there and do it again! That was a lot of fun.
Tatum: My wife married a stripper and so she knew what she was getting into, and she made a lap dance a prerequisite for the marriage [NOTE: 'Magic Mike' was inspired by Tatum's own teenage experiences as a male stripper]. I just respect these guys for jumping into the thong with both feet and out onto the stage, because I've done it before and it was still nerve-wracking for me. I can't imagine what these guys had to go through. Bomer had to go first. I felt so bad for that.
McConaughey: As far as trusting wardrobe, it is one of the larger leaps of faith to trust a thong.
Tatum: And sometimes they completely betray you.
McConaughey: It weighs like what a dollar bill weighs. It weighs nothing, and you're going, 'This is the only protection…at the end of this performance, this is the only protection that I have.' So, the first time you put it on you're going, 'What is every possible angle I can be in' and 'I gotta check to see if it's really covered, everything is covered.' You don't understand how it is and for the most part it is.
Bomer: I think this whole experience opened all of us up in some way. I remember being at my sister's wedding reception a month after we wrapped and I'd had a few drinks and all of a sudden I was doing body rolls on the dance floor. I realized, 'Matt, it's time to let go. You can't take this with you. It's already been captured on film.'
McConaughey: Let me say this on the competition side: We all got to see Channing dance for the first time so it was obvious: We were like, 'Okay, the best I can do is get second place."
Manganiello: A very, very distant, distant second place. Chan is in a dancing movie. We're in a dry humping movie...I think if you're a smart, single guy you're going to go see this on a Friday or Saturday night, because guess who's going to be in the theater?
Tatum: And if you're really smart you'll wear a fireman's outfit and you just might go home with a few numbers – or even better, someone.


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Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here are exclusive sneak peeks of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics and Love and Capes: What to Expect. Both issues hit stores Wednesday, September 5. Here are the previews and synopses:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #4
Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (w) • Eastman, Laird (a & c)
This tale of the original TMNT, now in all-new color, expanded the Turtles universe COSMICALLY! In the search for the missing Splinter, the TMNT run headfirst into Foot Ninja and a mystery corporation that has ties to their pre-mutated past. But their investigation into the past drags them into a wholly unexpected future - one of epic science fiction proportions!
Love and Capes: What to Expect #2 (of 6)
Thom Zahler (w & a) • Thom Zahler & Sean Tiffany (c)
As their pregnancy continues, Mark and Abby are starting to worry what kind of parents they'll be. So when Abby's cousin Olivia needs a babysitter, they jump at the chance to have an adventure in babysitting. How will they do? Meanwhile, Darkblade and Amazonia make a big decision about their relationship.

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What card do I exactly have?
Good question - those companies often just don't tell it exactly... The easiest is to do stick the card into your PC and then do
lspci -v
lsusb -v
Look for multimedia adapters, multimedia video controller, multimedia controller or something similar.
Where do I get a driver from?
Write down the name in lspci and search for it here or google for it. There are many cards out, but most of them use the same chipset so you're pretty likely to get it running under Linux.
I have the DVB drivers loaded. Now how can I test it?
Check if you have files in /dev/dvb/adapter0/. Then, see the steps in Testing your DVB device.
How do I tune my TV-channels? Where do I get the frequencies from?
Try the scan command as described above or on the page of its package LinuxTV dvb-apps.
Any software I use comes up with error messages like "can't find demux".
This means that /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux is missing. Probably your card drivers are not installed properly. Then, you don't have anything in /dev/dvb/. If that's the case, make sure above that you have all in your kernel config (of your running kernel, of course) and that you loaded them all with modprobe.
My device was working perfectly, but now it is not recognized anymore. What is the problem?
It's possible that you're using a different kernel now, so you have to install the driver again and ensure that the firmware is reached by the hotplug system.
My DVB device is recognized but I'm not able to use it. What can I do?
You should check that the /dev/dvb exists and that you have the correct permissions to read and write that directory.
You might also try some of the steps in Testing your DVB device to see if other software can cope with it.
For further please contact developers via irc.freenode.net on #linuxtv (or #dvb) or via mailing list.


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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Sports Illustrated has named Maryland wide receiver Stefon Diggs to its 2014 Preseason All-America Team, the publication announced Tuesday. SI selected Diggs as a second team returner on special teams.
It is the third All-America team Diggs has been named to this preseason. The junior wide out also earned a spot on the Athlon Sports and Phil Steele All-America teams.
Last season, Diggs finished second on the team in receptions and receiving yards despite missing the last five games with a leg injury. In seven games, Diggs had 34 receptions for 587 yards and three touchdowns and averaged 83.9 yards receiving per game.
To see the full All-America team, visit si.com.


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Outfit Details:
Chambray Rebecca Dress - c/o Fischer
Foley + Corinna Mid-City Tote - c/o Foley + Corinna
On a sheer day top - c/o ModCloth
platforms - Aldo
bracelets - Forever 21, Rebecca Minkoff, vintage
Those of you who follow me on twitter or facebook have already seen them (I'm bad at surprises) but here are the new frames I picked up at my appointment with LensCrafters! I went in there with a pretty open mind but was pretty sure I would leave with something very different than these. I tried on several pairs but ultimately decided to go with something bold and bright. Since I already have a pair of black frames and they graciously fitted my brown vintage frames with my prescription, I figured I might as well go with something different. I've been loving the variety. Glasses are fun! Unlike braces, which I also wished for and ended up not loving as much. I hated my retainer even more, which is why I have crooked teeth but I digress.
Naturally, the first time I wore my new glasses, I paired them with a bunch of matchy-matchy items from my wardrobe because that's exactly what you're not supposed to do. Oh, they're reddish coral? I'll see that and raise you a matching shirt, bag, lipstick, nails and bracelet. I'm also that girl who listens to songs on repeat, so don't expect me to practice moderation. You're lucky I'm not wearing 50+ bracelets right now, because five year old me wore so many bracelets I had to walk with my arms held out. I broke up the colors with that little chambray dress by Fischer - an independent and local label I love. The designer sent Bobby and me a beautiful package of her designs and I have been wearing both this dress and this shirt a lot. I love classics that I can wear over and over. I can't wait to see what's in store for them in the near future!


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Nowadays, one among five males is now coming out to consult their physicians for something that used to be looked at with embarrassment and even denial. Erectile dysfunction has now become an acceptable topic of medical studies and patient-doctor discussions. Throughout the years, technological improvements in the field of medicine has given a significant rise to medical treatment for erectile dysfunction. Right now, there are a number of methods to deal with erectile dysfunction.
What is Erection:
An erection is achieved when the brain sends a chemical signal to the penile muscles making it to relax. It starts with sexual stimulation that can either be in tactile or mental form. A chemical called nitric oxide released in the nerves is responsible causing the penile muscles to relax and allow rapid blood flow. This blood accumulation fills up the penis much like an inflated balloon and causes it to be erect. When another chemical phosphodiesterase type 5 presents itself, the nitric oxide is broken down causing the penile muscles to constrict again and lose the erection.
A man's erection is generally a sensitive issue for them. The fear and need to satisfy one's partner makes anybody conscious of the size of their erect penis. The average length of an erect penis varies from 5 to 7 inches long. When not satisfied with their erection, many men nowadays are going for erection pills . However, these days it seems that the media are seeing to it that no man would ever be satisfied with the quality of their erection.
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There are many factors which result in a male being unable to sustain an erection. These are both physical and mental. A lack of either aspect can be a cause of erectile dysfunction.
Erectile dysfunction can be caused by many things – from excessive smoking and drinking to a serious medical condition. Erection starts with arousal, then the nervous system responds and sends more blood to the penis in order to get an erection. If somewhere in this chain there is an interruption, then erectile dysfunction occurs.
Ten percent of male erectile dysfunction is caused by psychological factors. If you are to nervous while making love or too worried that your partner will not be sexually satisfied, then the causes of erectile dysfunction in your case is mostly psychological. Being too anxious and nervous can result in lesser blood flow to the penis, which, in turn, prevents penis to become hard and stiff.
Amongst physical causes of erectile dysfunction high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, cardio-vascular disease, prostrate cancer, low hormone levels and diabetes are few commonly associated reasons. Though these diseases account for the problem of ED but when controlled by medication or exercise do not cause any further problems. Some respiratory or systemic diseases like scleroderma which is thickening of skin, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure and obstructive pulmonary disease are known to cause erectile dysfunction.
Easy tips to Deal With Erectile Dysfunction:
The moment you notice such problems you should start a treatment for erectile dysfunction caused due to steroids and over masturbation. It is not at all recommended to use over the counter drugs for putting an end to your condition. They might come with unpleasant side effects and it is not good to use them without asking for the opinion of a specialist. Erectile Dysfunction Pills, on the other hand, are considered safer because they are suggested by a doctor. They are unlikely to interfere with other medication or to aggravate an existing medical condition. However, they are made of artificial substances, yet they generally are free of side effects.
Erectile Dysfunction Pills:
If you are looking to take Erectile Dysfunction Pills you can take synthetic drugs such as Viagra or herbal pills and herbal pills are the better option for most men, as not only will they get you a harder erection, they will also increase libido and improve overall wellness which man made drugs don't. Let's take a look at the herbs the best natural pills contain.
Its main ingredients:
- Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium)- This is a strong aphrodisiac and research has established that injections increased penile blood pressure. Homeopaths have used this plant to boost erectile function.
- Korean Ginseng– Research done in a 2002 study by the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine found that Asian and American forms of ginseng increase libido and sexual performance. The ginsenosides in ginseng act on the central nervous system and gonadal tissues which influence the process of obtaining an erection.
- Catuaba Bark– Used for increasing libido, poor memory, nerves and erectile dysfunction. It is considered an aphrodisiac and is grown in the Amazon jungle.
- Maca Root– Grown in Peru this plant contains many phyto-chemicals that are important for hormones, mood and energy levels. This plant is renowned for its sex enhancing properties. It increases energy, stamina, libido and sexual function.
- Maca Root Extract– Another great energy and stamina herb which also increase libido, Its effect is due to sterols which it contains which stimulate the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands, producing hormones which increase both energy levels and sex drive.
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Volvo Dynamic Steering is now available for all axle configurations – including those with dual front axles.
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At high speeds, Volvo Dynamic Steering keeps you stable and dead on course. And during slow and careful manoeuvring, it provides the steering force for you, no matter the load. We're perfectly serious when we say, you can steer the Volvo FM with one finger.
Backwards. Now as easy as forwards.
We've taken the strain out of reversing a fully loaded truck. Volvo Dynamic Steering gives you perfect precision, near effortless steering and returns the wheel to neutral automatically. And with improved course stability you can reverse more than 100 metres without drifting off course.
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The course corrections you make after braking on an uneven surface? Gone. Kicks from potholes, road ruts and markings? Almost undetectable. Volvo Dynamic Steering even balances the effect of strong side winds. So loosen your grip on the steering wheel – the truck will only change direction when you want it to.


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Police explain policies, side with officer involved in shooting
Madison police officer fatally shot unarmed man Friday
MADISON, Wis. — Madison police officers said they stand by Officer Stephen Heimsness's decision to pull the trigger and use deadly force Friday morning.
The 15-year veteran of the force shot and killed Paul Heenan, who police said was approaching Heimsness aggressively and reaching for his gun.
Dan Frei is the president of the Madison Professional Police Officers Association. Heimsness is the treasurer for the union.
Frei, who has served 17 years on the Madison Police Department force, defended his colleague's actions. He said in that kind of split-second decision, an officer has to quickly assess the danger and take action based on what the officer knows, no matter how little information that may be.
"We don't have the luxury of knowing what's going to happen in advance or you magically know what the person's mindset or intentions are," Frei said. "So we have to assume somewhat of a worst-case scenario based on what we know is realistic from our training experience."
The initial calls Friday morning were for a burglary in progress, according to police. Once officers arrived at the scene, it appeared that Heenan was fighting with a neighbor.
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray said Heenan approached Heimsness yelling and swearing, and then reached for his gun. That's when Heimsness fired three shots at Heenan, killing him, police said.17395590
"Our training and probably even common sense tells us that there's only really one reason why somebody's trying to take our gun, which is to harm us," Frei said.
Frei said Heimsness only had seconds to process and react to the situation, and he made the right choice for his safety by pulling the trigger.
"In this situation, in a matter of seconds, you're trying to challenge somebody who you believe is a burglary suspect," Frei said. "And then you have the person progressing toward you, there's not a lot of time to kind of have an assessment of what's really going on here or, you know, even get a sense of who or what is going on with this person."
Officer Kimba Tieu, who is in charge of training for the Madison Police Department, said officers are merited to use deadly force when they believe there is a threat of imminent death or great bodily harm to themselves or another person or persons.
"Until we know, again, especially in a high-risk situation, we're going to err on the side of caution and take something that we know to be more effective in those instances than something less effective," Tieu said.
Tieu said officers have a lot of discretion when considering the use of force at a scene. He said the use of any kind of force is judged on all of the factors that face an officer at a certain time and how he or she is able to perceive it in those moments. That could include the severity of the crime called in, the time of day, which would dictate the amount of light, the actions and words of a suspect, the proximity of a suspect to an officer, and the amount of time an officer has to make a decision.
"It would be inappropriate for you to try to clear a building, to try to deal with a suspect that you haven't cleared the hands, you don't have any stability in the scene yet, and it's all very new as the information is coming," Tieu explained.
Tieu said officers do not have to carry Taser guns. In fact, there are not enough of them for everyone on the patrol force to carry one at all times. Officers can sign them out at will, and most of them are trained to use them.
While it is unclear whether or not Heimsness had a Taser gun the night of the fatal shooting, Tieu said it would have been inappropriate to use one considering the circumstances.
"It's not a natural thing for people to arm themselves in the presence of a uniform, in particular a uniformed police officer," Tieu added.
Tieu added that Madison police policies require that any officer using a Taser gun on a suspect who may be armed must have "lethal force coverage," meaning another officer has to have his or her gun drawn and pointed at the suspect to ensure their colleague's safety.
"I'm absolutely confident that Officer Heimsness used the correct judgment and everything that happened was unavoidable," Frei said.


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LM's Eldridge, Iowa service centre is less than 20 miles from the Illinois border, less than 70 miles from Wisconsin and under 150 miles from Missouri.
The Abilene, Texas service centre lies in an area with a high concentration of wind farms.
Texas has the highest wind capacity in the country, with 9,763MW, and Iowa comes second with 3,669MW. Illinois comes sixth with 1,847MW.
That centre will serve as a "southern operations base" for wind farms in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico, the company said.
The two openings bring LM's number of North American service centres to six.
The company says that more than 90% of the continent's installed wind capacity is within eight hours' drive of an LM service centre.
LM Wind Power Service & Logistics offers inspection, repair, overhaul, preventive maintenance, blade logistics and other services. It is part of the LM Wind Power Group, which also includes LM Wind Power Blades.


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Prime Minister Gordon Brown's eleventh-hour bid to hold on to power ended Tuesday and he resigned, paving the way for Conservative Party leader David Cameron to lead the country.
Mr. Brown's resignation ended days of political uncertainty following the May 6 British election that the Tories won, but without an absolute majority. In recent days Brown had sought an alliance with the third placed Liberal Democrats to remain at 10 Downing St., despite an election that handed Labour its worst drubbing in almost 70 years
Instead, centrist Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg opted to align with Cameron's Conservatives, and both parties announced the formation of Britain's first coalition government since the end of World War II, ending 13 years of power for Labour. Shortly after Brown's resignation, Mr. Cameron trekked to Buckingham Palace to receive Queen Elizabeth II's blessing to form a government.
"I aim to form a proper and real coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats," Prime Minister Cameron said on the steps of 10 Downing Street, his new home. "I believe that is the best way to get the strong government that we need, the decisive government that we need, today."
Brown was apparently dissuaded in his quest to find the votes to remain prime minister from some members of his own party. "I think from the point of view of the Labour Party if we appear to not be accepting the decision of the electorate – the biggest loss in our history apart from 1931 – and I think if we now decide that we're just going to [ignore] the electorate, or look that way, that the electorate will wreak vengeance upon us," former Home Secretary John Reid told reporters before Brown resigned.
But Conservative-Liberal coalition may itself not last any longer than a few months if the two parties policy differences widen. Historically, British coalitions have been short-lived.
Prime Minister Cameron
A career politician from an upper class background who moved the Conservative Party to the center, Cameron is the 19th graduate of the elite British boarding school Eton to become prime minister, and the first Conservative to occupy 10 Downing since John Major departed in 1997.
Following days of negotiations between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, public impatience with a government in limbo since May 6 had started to show.
The biggest challenge facing the new government is how it will tackle the UK's deficit, which the European Commission has forecast will be the biggest in the bloc by the end of the year.
During the election campaign, the two parties had been at loggerheads on how soon the cuts should begin – with the Tories wanting an emergency austerity budget within weeks of taking power and the Liberal Democrats advocating a one-year moratorium on cuts in order not to jeopardize Britain's fragile recovery.
However, many observers have emphasized how close the two parties are on the issue.
Two parties close on key issues
"All three of the main parties do not differ anything like they would pretend to on the issue of public spending," said Mark Littlewood, a former Liberal Democrat official who now heads the Institute of Economic Affairs. "The actual figures that they have been discussing are actually utterly trivial in the context of Britain's debt soaring through the one trillion mark. There are difference of nuance and no one has actually grappled yet with the scale of the cuts that will be necessary but I doubt that there would be substantial grounds which would be impossible to overcome."
The Conservatives support a greater role for communities and individuals in place of the state, specifically advocating the creation of parent-organized charter schools, a position close to the beliefs of many Liberal Democrats.
"I can't see the Liberals having an ideological objection on Tory ideas of encouraging more voluntary associations of one sort or another," says Lawrence Black, who teaches modern British political and cultural history at Durham University. "They resonate pretty closely with many ideas of liberalism."
But Conservative plans to increase the threshold for inheritance taxes and to recognize marriage within the tax system have been put on hold.
Areas where the two parties could bump heads over going forward include immigration and greater European integration. The Liberals have argued for the introduction of "earned citizenship" for illegal immigrants who have been in the UK for a certain period of time, something the Tories oppose. They have also doggedly opposed Tory plans to introduce immigration quotas, pointing out they wouldn't stop EU citizens from coming to work in the country.But without major EU treaties or actions looming, Clegg and Cameron may be able to ignore their EU differences for a time.
"There is a monumental divide between the Liberals and the Tories (over Europe) but in the present circumstances - in which there is not likely to be any proposed fundamental change with Britain's relationship with the EU, either withdrawal or further integration - the substantial differences that exist do not need to hamper a Conservative-Liberal government," said Mr. Littlewood.
Despite the common ground, the history of British coalition arrangements in suggests that cracks will inevitably emerge.
"Most previous minority or coaliton governments in Britain through the 20th century have been pretty short lived, many of them less than a year," said Dr. Black. "Normally what it results in is short term deals - but ultimately an election."


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A little over two months after abruptly leaving West Virginia, Chavas Rawlins has found a new football home.
In a press release, Duquesne announced that the quarterback has signed a financial aid agreement and will be a part of the football program this year. As the Dukes play at the FCS level, Rawlins will be eligible to play immediately in 2013.
Rawlins, a three-star member of WVU's 2013 recruiting class and the only QB signed this year by the Mountaineers, participated in spring practice as an early signee but did not play in the spring game as all of the reps went to Paul Millard and Ford Childress.
Shortly thereafter, the player decided to transfer out of WVU. Rawlins' high school coach said in May that his former player's decision to transfer was heavily impacted by the departure of Mountaineers quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital, who left earlier in the year for the same job at Texas A&M.
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I have three clergy friends who are soon to move to new parishes, and have been preparing for their services of welcome. The ecclesiastical nomenclature of these services is complex: one friend is having a collation and induction, another a licensing and installation, and the third an institution and induction. As I am a college chaplain, it has been a while since I have had these done to me, but, as a patron's representative, I have been involved in a fair few of these services in recent years.
The service of welcome for a new vicar, rector or what-have-you is a fairly recent phenomenon, growing to near universal popularity through the 20th century. Before we did public ceremonies, these were fairly private acts of canon law. The twofold naming — an X and Y — is down to the separate admission of the candidate to the spiritualities and temporalities of the benefice.
- The spiritualities include the responsibility to perform divine service, occasional offices, preach, teach and hold the cure of souls (pastoral care). As the diocesan bishop is chief pastor of the diocese, admission to the spiritualities is given by them or their commissary (often an area, suffragan or assistant bishop, but can be any cleric).
- The temporalities are the actual legal possession of the benefice as property. In the past this would mean tithes, fees and glebe, but is now a more limited right to manage the property and control the benefice. Nowadays there are many more posts that are 'incumbent status' rather than actual incumbencies, usually attracting the name Priest in Charge or Team Vicar, which are exercised by licence rather than right, and the legal possession of the temporalities is lacking.
There are three terms used to describe the handing over of the spiritualities of a benefice: licensing, institution and collation.
- All beneficed clergy are licensed to their cure of souls, but the term 'licensing' is properly used for the formal admission of Priests in Charge, Team Vicars and others of 'incumbent status'. The bishop or their commissary grants the spiritualities in a licence that sets out their responsibilities and the limitation to their term.
- Many Vicars or Rectors who are actual incumbents will instead receive a Deed of Institution, which is effectively the same as a licence, but unlimited in term. Here is the complicated bit! The patron or patrons of the benefice are given permission to present the chosen candidate to the benefice, the bishop then admits the candidate to the benefice and institutes them. Thus, institution is the final step in this ruritanian appointments process over which the bishop has two vetoes: they may veto the patron or patrons' choice of candidate, and they may refuse to admit (although it is unlawful for a bishop to veto Crown presentations, they may still refuse to admit the candidate). The admission is technically the bishop's right to examine the candidate before institution (patrons can appeal against a bishop refusing to admit a candidate, and the legal process differs depending on whether or not the bishop cites doctrinal grounds for refusing to admit). If the patron or patrons fail to present a candidate (it used to be within 6 months of vacancy of benefice, but that cannot surely still hold true), the bishop then has the right to collate a candidate, then that right goes to the archbishop if the benefice is still vacant, and ultimately to the Crown. With our modern system of job interviews, the interview panel, which often includes the patron or patrons, makes a decision to nominate a particular candidate, and the patronal presentation and episcopal admission are expected to follow suit.
- Wherever the bishop is sole patron, rather than presenting to themselves, the system is streamlined into what is called a collation, which merges the presentation, admission and institution into one. If the bishop is one patron among others, the full process has to take place.
It used to be the case that all licensing, institutions and collations happened at the bishop's chapel or wherever the bishop happened to be. As we have so many bishops today, a bishop comes to the parish church to do these things. If a patron is at the service, they will make a ceremonial presentation. Then the candidate will make oaths and declarations, to which the bishop or commissary will assent to admit them. Then the candidate kneels before the seated bishop or commissary, who reads the licence or deed of institution or collation over them, while the candidate holds the seal attached to it.
The admission to the temporalities is quite simple after all of that. If one is instituted or collated, the temporalitites are given in the form of an induction. If one is merely licensed, then there are no associated legal property rights. The term 'installation' is used to describe the purely symbolic act of placing a new pastor in their stall, and is used to fill the position where an induction would otherwise happen. Even then, some ceremonies are described as 'institution, induction and installation', even though the latter can be seen as a non-essential part of any induction. The bishop issues a mandate of induction usually to the archdeacon to induct the candidate that they have instituted or collated. Often the rural or area dean receives the mandate instead of the archdeacon, if the latter is unavailable, and some dioceses have ancient rights about who may induct whom.
The core of the induction is an act of property transfer, a business deal, which is carried out by the mediaeval practice of the livery of seisin: the property is transferred by passing it, or an object representing it, from the hand of the giver to the hand of the receiver in front of witnesses. At its minimum, this means that the archdeacon or some other places the candidate's hand on the latch of the church door or the key in the lock while the churchwardens witness. Induction, therefore, has to happen at the church (and only one church is necessary in multi-parish benefices, as the property is legally bundled together so that possession of a symbolic part is possession of the whole), and induction actually happens outside of the church, at the door, whence the incumbent is inducted into the building.
The induction has accrued a number of other symbolic actions. The archdeacon's dainty taking of the incumbent's hand on a step dance around the interior of the church is a most delightful custom. The new incumbent's tolling of the church bell was originally to inform the parishioners habemus vicarium ('the vicar's here'), as they were not present at the church for the induction. All sorts of superstitions are associated with this tolling, thinking it indicates how vigorous the incumbent will be in mission or for how long they will stay. Lancelot Andrewes had the tradition of getting new incumbents to write on the back of their mandate of induction the following: accepi clavem, intravi solus, oravi, tetigi sacra, pulsavi campanas — 'I received the key, I entered alone, I prayed, I touched the sacred things, I tolled the bells'. I do find something romantic in this practice of the new incumbent going alone into the church to pray, touch and toll. It is unclear precisely what is meant by tetigi sacra, whether it is the touching of the consecration points of the church, or the more likely touching of the font and altar, symbolizing sacramental responsibility. However this tangendum ('touchy feely') is the origin of the archidiaconal waltz and the crackerjack game of seeing how many baptismal ewers, chalices and Bibles the new incumbent can hold, symbolic of the pressures of ordained ministry, to which the addition of the rite of installation, taking of one's seat, must come as a relief.
When most parishioners took no part in these ceremonies, the reading in of the new incumbent on the first Sunday (or at least within a certain fixed period) was the point at which they received their pastor. This is the formal reading of declarations, and I think at one time included the incumbent's recitation of the 39 Articles to prove how legit they were. While a much curtailed reading in still occurs, it is a hangover from the time when all the other things were done semi-privately. The practice of the new incumbent giving notices, which include a declaration of the next Sunday's times of service, at the end of their service of welcome appears to be a descendent of promising the archdeacon or rural dean that they will read themselves in on the Sunday.


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Benedict XVI has returned to Rome to recommence his Sunday Angelus addresses Oct. 2.
VATICAN CITY (EWTN News/CNA)—Pope Benedict XVI used his Sunday Angelus address on Oct. 2 to remind Christians to call upon their guardian angel for help throughout life.
"Dear friends, the Lord is always near and active in human history and follows us with the unique presence of his angels, that today the Church venerates as 'guardian'; in other words, those who minister God's care for every man," the Pope told pilgrims gathered in Rome's St. Peter's Square.
"From the beginning until death," he said, "human life is surrounded by their constant protection."
The Pope's comments come on the feast of the Guardian Angels, a day celebrating the Catholic Church's teaching that each person is assigned an angel to help protect and guide them through life. It was Pope Clement X who first extended the feast day to the entire Church in the early 17th century.
Pope Benedict also reflected upon the day's Gospel, which contains a "particularly severe warning by Jesus, addressed to the chief priests and elders of the people," for their lack of generosity towards God.
"Therefore, I tell you," Christ says in the Gospel of Matthew, "the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it," comparing the Jewish religious authorities to vineyard workers who reject the will of the owner.
"God has a plan for his friends, but, unfortunately, man's response is often driven to infidelity, which results in rejection," the Pope said, noting that "pride and selfishness prevent us from recognizing and accommodating even the most precious gift of God: his only begotten Son."
"These words make us think of the great responsibility of those who, in every age, are called to work in the vineyard of the Lord, especially in a role of authority, and they push us to renew our full fidelity to Christ," the Holy Father said. He observed that the "rejected and crucified" Christ is now "the 'cornerstone' on which the foundation of all human existence and the whole world may rest with absolute certainty."
This was the Pope's first Sunday Angelus address since returning from his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, 15 miles to the south of Rome. Some 20,000 pilgrims gathered to hear his address from the window of his study at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
Pope Benedict said that the faithful must be "anchored in faith in the cornerstone who is Christ, abiding in him like the branch that cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine." He urged those assembled to be faithful to Jesus because "only in him, through him and with him is the Church, the people of the New Covenant, built."
"The Servant of God Paul VI wrote about this," the Pope said, quoting his predecessor: "The first fruit of the deepening consciousness of the Church itself is the renewed discovery of its vital relationship with Christ. A well-known thing, fundamental, essential, but never quite understood, meditated upon, celebrated enough."
Pope Benedict concluded by imparting his apostolic blessing to those assembled.


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Now that spring is here (FINALLY) and the garden is ramping up, you might be thinking about getting started with easy, high-yield spring veggies. These lists usually include things like spinach, lettuce, and kale, all of which are in fact easy and tasty to grow, but who says your garden, and your plates, have to be like everyone else's? We rounded up some fun spring vegetables that don't present a huge challenge to gardeners, yet aren't necessarily grown as often, for you to check out this year.
Orach, also called purple orach, is a spinach relative that has the same spicy, great flavor, but it has bright purple leaves. It looks great in the garden and you can use it in salads and all the same dishes you'd use spinach in. For extra fun, try growing orach microgreens and adding them to salads and main dishes like fish. (Microgreens are just greens that you've sprouted, allowed to grow for a week or so, and then harvested.)
Purple tree collards produce flavorful purple leaves that you can harvest at will. These veggies grow best in areas with a Mediterranean climate, and they make a striking addition to the garden. Better yet, they're perennial, so once you get them going, you won't have to fuss with them anymore. Since they grow from cuttings, you can ask a fellow gardener for a start or pick one up at a nursery.
Arugula has gotten popular in recent years, thanks in no small part to the President's love for this spicy mustard relative. It's super-easy to grow. We recommend planting in waves, spaced about a week or two apart, so that you have a steady supply of it. Like the other easy spring veggies, it's a cinch to grow, although arugula can start to bolt and go bitter very quickly in warm weather.
Bok choy is delicious in stir fries and more, and it's also extremely easy to grow. As with arugula, you can grow it in waves in order to have a steady supply of baby as well as older plants for different cooking projects, providing access to the full range of delicious flavors this tasty plant offers. It can also tend to be a bolter, which is why growing in the cool season of early spring is ideal!
Carrots are also easy growers, and they love spring weather. You don't have to settle for run of the mill orange, either: these roots come in shades ranging from purple to yellow, including carrots designed for fresh raw eating as well as cooking carrots. Get some seedlings started and you'll have lovely additions to salads in no time flat.
Mizuna is a fantastic green with lacy fern-like leaves and contrasting white ribs. It's fantastic in salads, but can be used like other greens in a variety of settings, where its slightly spicy flavor adds a note of sophistication. Be aware that it wilts very quickly after harvesting, so it's best used immediately after picking, or stored in a jar of water to keep it in good condition.
Why not make your spring landscaping a little more fun with these plants, especially since many can be used in edible landscaping as well as serving as delicious, nutritious crops? For extra credit, hire a local Phoenix handyman to help you build some raised beds at different levels to give your garden some added depth and texture.
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